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Springfield QU - Our motto is "Where the Fun Is!"

Our goal is to encourage the quilting arts and to have fun learning and sharing.

The Springfield Chapter of QU meets EVERY Tuesday (9:30am – noon) year-round at the Firehall of the Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Department (GSVFD) at 7011 Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 22150.

Our chapter is filled with quilters of all skill levels, and we are continually learning from each other! We have a wide variety of quilting styles - traditional, modern, art quilting, applique, hand quilting and machine quilting.  We host two (Fall and Spring) retreats at nearby retreat facilities and two in-town "retreats" in February and June.  Sew together Tuesday - Thursday at the Firehall and go home at night!

Special events and activities will be announced as they arise, so be sure to check the QU Calendar of Events for more information on our activities. Quilters are welcome to join our SQU Facebook Page by answering a few questions. 

Our monthly meeting schedule (doors open at 9:30am) is:

o First Tuesday – SQU's Business Meeting, Show and Tell, Door Prizes and the “Free Table”.

o Second and Fourth Tuesday - These extra meeting days are for “Sit and Sew” activities, which are informal gatherings to come and sew (machines welcome!), baste your quilts, or just chat with quilting friends. We have irons, cutting mats, table risers to pin quilts, etc.

Third Tuesday – This is our program meeting day (open to all QU members) when we invite professional teachers to visit us with a trunk show or lecture. These teachers may also schedule associated workshops available to SQU members.

o 5th Tuesday of the month - On these "bonus" days (2 or 3 a year) we will, if possible, schedule special events such as sewing support for our Community Service partners.  Open for normal sit and sew activities as well.

o Summer Months – June – August – Open every Tuesday for Sit & Sew activities.

Click here for a printable calendar of all SQU Events through June 30, 2024.  

SQU CONTACT:  SQUPresident@quiltersunlimited.org

Upcoming events

    • September 29, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew, Community Service day, our meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out! Community Service to be updated at a later date. Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to lend a hand! 


    • October 06, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    Scrap Challenge quilts made over Summer 2026 and the UFO Swap challenge finishes are due for show and tell. 

    Springfield QU Business Meeting is usually the first Tuesday of the  month. Weather permitting, we follow Fairfax County's school schedule. We review the upcoming programs, show and tell, healthy snacks and turn in our community sewing for others.  At this time, unpaid members will be removed from SQU rosters and FB.  Please go to the QU web site and pay your dues, or go to the Wild Apricot app.  Please contact the membership volunteers with any questions.  New Members are welcome!  

    BOM Apple blocks are due, one block = one chance to win. 

    President challenge:  Scrap Challenges made over Summer 2026 is due for show and tell. Any size finished quilt! 

    UFO Swap challenge is due.  A group of SQU quilters had a UFO Swap where they traded UFO's.  The finisher gets to keep the quilt. 

    See newsletter for more details. 

    • October 10, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • Sleepy Hollow Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA 22044

    AnQU is having a fabric sale on October 10 thanks to the generous donations of our members.  Fabric will be sold at $7 per pound (approximately 3 yards).  Boutique items will also be available for purchase created by our members.

    Easy parking behind the church.

    • October 13, 2026
    • October 18, 2026
    • Claggett Center, Adamstown MD

    SQU Fall Retreat at the Claggett Center in Adamstown MD.  Cost includes room and meals, plus a well-lit sewing center.  Spaces are sold out, but SQU members are welcome to sign up for the waitlist. There are times that quilter's schedules will change and spaces could be come available.  

    • October 13, 2026
    • October 18, 2026
    • Claggett Center, Adamstown MD
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    Join waitlist

    Waitlist moved up to retreat!  SQU Fall Retreat at the Claggett Center in Adamstown MD.  Cost includes room and meals, plus a well-lit sewing center.  Spaces are sold out, but SQU members are welcome to sign up for the waitlist. There are times that quilter's schedules will change and spaces could be come available.  

    • October 13, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

    SQU's Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to advise! 


    • October 20, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    SQU is hosting Catherine Redford on October 20, 2026.  From catherineredford.com: My lecture, The Language of Flowers,...includes a wide variety of quilts featuring flowers, many of which are beaded and em bellished. Learn the meanings our ancestors ascribed to different blooms and consider why the giving and receiving of quilts is so special to many of us. Quilting is a choice and as such I think that all quilters have the right to choose the elements of their craft that bring joy to them. There are always parts of our lives that we just “have to do” in pursuit of our long-term goals. It’s the same when we quilt. I al ways encouraged my children to try a new vegetable but could accept that there were some that they would never learn to love. I encourage my students to try all the processes involved in finishing a quilt but accept that there will be some people that find their joy in making tops by machine whilst others enjoy handwork and still others love to machine quilt. That’s OK! That’s where teamwork comes in and there’s a whole community of quilters out there willing to help.  

    For more information, please visit Catherine's web site.  https://catherineredford.com/

    • October 22, 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link. 

    These meetings are not open to non-members.

    • October 27, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

     Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to advise!  



    • October 27, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road, Springfield VA
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    Register

    Make a Quilted Clock on sit and sew day! 

    What:  Quilted Clock

    Cost: $10 cover partial supplies. 

    Date: October 27 2006

    Time: 10am

    Where: 7011 Backlick Road, Springfield VA 22150

    Host: Pat Jesten and Bericka.

    You will learn how to make a quilt block and turn it into a clock.  So start thinking of your colors.  The $10 fee will cover the cost of the kit. Please contact Pat or Bericka with any questions.  


    • October 31, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Floris UMC, 13600 Frying Pan Rd, Herndon VA 20171

    Reston QU is having a sale October 31 due to the generous donation of many members and local contributions.   Fabric will be sold by the pound (approximately 3 yards).  There will be sergers, machines, notions, kits and sundry items for sale.  

    Stop by between 10am and 1 pm to pick up something new to you!  Easy access and plenty of parking behind the church.

    • November 03, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    Springfield QU Business Meeting is usually the first Tuesday of the  month. Weather permitting, we follow Fairfax County's school schedule. We review the upcoming programs, show and tell, healthy snacks and turn in our community sewing for others.  Please wear your name tags!   Quilting visitors are welcome! 

    • November 04, 2026
    • 7:00 PM
    • Zoom

    There is a culture of cuteness in Japan that is so pervasive it has its own name, Kawaii. Learn about how this has impacted a new genre of quilts called Kawaii Quilts. 

    The Zoom link for this event will be sent to all QU Members a day or two before the event. Mark your calendar - you don't want to miss this!

    • November 10, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

     Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, and we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to advise! 

    Candy J. will lead a class on making Quilty Pajama Bottoms.  Free pattern from https://www.patternsforpirates.com/product/wtp-adult/

    What:  Pop up class, Quilty Pajama Bottoms

    Cost:  Free, free pattern, bring your own supplies and fabric.

    Date: November 10, 2026, 10:00 am. 

    Where, at the Bingo Hall

    Host:  Candy J.  



    • November 17, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Virtual

    Candy Grisham of iCandyquilts will be lecturing on 'Tools of the Trade' VIRTUALLY.  Candy has been fascinated with fabric, sewing and quilting since the age of nine, when she took her first sewing class and won a prize for my corduroy jumper and print shirt. 

    See web site link below. 

    What:  Tools of the Trade VIRTUAL program, Candy Grisham

    Cost:  Free to members

    Date: Tuesday November 17, 2026, 10:00 to 11:00. 

    Where:  VIRTUAL (you'll be sent the link the day before the lecture)

    Host:  Linda Heller  Please contact Linda with any questions. 


    https://icandyfiberart.com/


    • November 17, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Virtual
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    Candy Grisham of iCandyquilts will be teaching a class on Dancing Dresdens. Create a small wall hanging or baby quilt learning to make one of the Dresden edge finishes. Special borders make it a simple but unique project. Requires template. Project requires an 18-degree wedge template, (Creative Grids) you may have one of your own or can purchase one from Candy in her web site shop. See web site link below. 

    What:  Dancing Dresdens VIRTUAL workshop, Candy Grisham

    Cost:  $25 for the workshop, requires 18-degree wedge template

    Date Tuesday November 17, 2026, noon to 3:00 pm

    Where:  VIRTUAL (you'll be sent the link the day before class)

    Host:  Linda Heller  Please contact Linda with any questions. 

    https://icandyfiberart.com/

    • November 24, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Road Springfield, VA 22150

     Sit & Sew meetings are open to SQU members, but we welcome anyone to drop by and check us out!  Bring your sewing machine, quilts to pin baste on our raised tables, handwork projects or just come and chat!  Need help with a project?  There is always someone at Sit and Sew to advise!  

    Pop up class:  Quick gifts for the holidays


    • December 01, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • 7011 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA 22150

    Springfield QU Business Meeting is usually the first Tuesday of the  month. Weather permitting, we follow Fairfax County's school schedule. We don't meet when Fairfax County schools are closed for inclement weather. Safety first. We review the upcoming programs, show and tell, healthy snacks and turn in our community sewing for others.  Please wear your name tags!   Quilting visitors are welcome! 

    • January 28, 2027
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link. 

    These meetings are not open to non-members.

    • March 25, 2027
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Zoom

    QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link. 

    These meetings are not open to non-members.

    • June 02, 2027
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • In Person

    QU members not on the QU Board are welcome to attend. Please contact Nancy Moore for information on the location or Zoom link. 

    These meetings are not open to non-members.

Contact us at

qutt@quiltersunlimited.org

Address:
PO Box 216 
Merrifield, VA 22116

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